Diary Entry Essay, Research Paper
????????? I
knocked quietly three times on the brown shiny door of the office.? I needed to speak with Mr. Green, the
manager of the building site.? I needed
more working hours as I barely had enough money to get by.? Looking around the building site I awaited
an answer.? Large piles of rubble rested
on uneven ground and men chatted whilst they worked.? A long narrow wooden bench sat at one end where a few workers
gathered for a quick coffee and a cigarette. ????????? The
door behind me opened and I turned clockwise to see a young woman.? She was much younger than I was probably
about ten years.? She hosted a wide
smile and revealed her perfectly straight white teeth.? Her thick dark brown hair complemented her
oval freckled face and her curvaceous figure was attractive.? She whistled whilst she filed sheets of
paper which were currently scattered across the table like autumn leaves on a
garden lawn.? She looked straight up at
me.? Her eyes, a bold green dazzled in
the morning sunlight.? I stared into
them and I stuttered as I asked for Mr. Green.?
She smiled as she explained that he had been called out to an emergency
meeting.? I thanked her and ventured
towards the door.? She stopped me and
offered me a cup of coffee.? Thinking,
there and then I was parched.? I
accepted her offer and made myself comfy in the chair facing Mr. Green?s
desk.? ????????? She
returned to her work tidying the office, whistling as she worked. The room was immaculate
and she watered the plants that stood in each corner and arranged books and
folders neatly. ????????? Her
name is Karen.? She sat down next to me
and we talked like old friends just meeting for the first time.? I really liked her and we spoke about
everything.? By the time Mr. Green
returned I felt as if I had known her for a lifetime. It felt amazing.? I looked again at her.? Even wearing a dirty blue overall she looked
beautiful.? She was a bright light and
her whistling filled the room with life and happiness.? She looked happy.? Maybe I would be that happy one-day. ????????? Even
after Mr. Green had returned and she had left us alone my mind was racing.? I had an image of her in my mind.? I had never, until this day believed in love
at first sight.? June 12th 2000 ????????? Today
has been the happiest day of my life.?
Right from the beginning up until the end.? I have been waiting for this day since I first met Karen.? It was love at first sight.? Today is the day I got married.? It is our wedding day.? I have not been as happy as I am now ever
before in my life.? The whole day was
perfect, just like it should have been.?
I couldn?t have improved it in any way even if I tried. ????????? In
the huge, old and beautiful church sunlight gazed in through the stained glass
windows.? I waited at the front.? My whole body felt nervous at the thought of
her not turning
unlikely but it was the thought that settled at the back of my mind.? It was a thought that scared me but all
those negative thoughts were forgotten as a tremendous feeling of excitement
came over me.? She was here.? It was an overwhelming experience that I had
not felt before.? I am still holding the
best feeling now and I never want it to end.?
I am in love.? Well and truly in
love.? ????????? I
turned to look down the centre aisle of the church towards the sky high wooden
doors situated at the back of the church.?
There stood my Karen and she looked even more beautiful than ever.? She looked spectacular.? Her ivory gown flowed graciously to the
floor and her long tumbling curls fell below her shoulders.? Her tanned face glowed brightly with genuine
happiness.? The happiness was shared
within me too.? As she proceeded to walk
down to the front, guests turned and looked adoringly.? She looked a picture.? The ceremony was perfect. Nothing went
wrong. ????????? Afterwards
the celebrations started all over again.?
Congratulations could be heard from all areas of the great hall.? Family members and friends talked and sipped
champagne.? We danced, for the first
time as man and wife, together forever.?
The whole day was like a dream come true.June 19th 2000 ????????? Here
it is wonderful.? The sun?s rays beam
down onto the scorched white sand every minute of the day.? The tropical blue sea creeps up to the sand
in small rippling waves.? Barbados is a
place of many things. It is relaxing but most importantly romantic.? I am so pleased that this is where we are
spending our honeymoon.? The first two
weeks of our married life in this paradise.?
????????? From
our bedroom balcony we can see the huge pool surrounded by palm trees and
sunbeds.? The palm trees encircled the
pool and added to the tropical feel to the area.? Countless people relaxed on the sunbeds and the area was suitably
quiet.? ????????? Today
we spent lunchtime on a secluded part of the white sandy beach.? Our hotel prepared a special picnic for us. ?We lay there side by side sipping the
champagne.? The food was divine but the
company more so.?? The splashes of the
waves could be heard softly.? Afterwards
we walked along the shore hand in hand.?
The warm seawater skimmed over our feet and then retreated as we
paddled.? ? ????????? Karen
looked wonderful.? She always does.? She is really enjoying herself.? It makes me so happy when she herself
is.? Her curly hair flew back in the
slight breeze and her lightly made up face glistened in the sunlight.? ?? ????????? Here
we can both totally forget about the stresses of everyday life.? It feels so good to be so far away from the
place I call home.? It will not be for
long though.? Another week and we will
be back alongside the others that we so dearly care for.? Our family.